Electric charging points

Shaun Bailey: What is the current total number of electric charging points in London? Please provide a breakdown by type: standard, fast ect.

The Mayor: Transport for London’s (TfL’s) electric charge point installation programme is focussed on Rapid Charge devices only.To date, TfL has installed 277 Rapid Charge Devices.
TfL does not hold and is not responsible for maintaining information on total number of charge points in London. This information can be found on Zap Map’s website although it relies on data being provided by third parties. At present, the Zap Map data shows that there are just under 9,000 charging connection points on just over 5,000 charging devices in London.

Fire Risks in Schools (2)

Navin Shah: The research by Zurich Municipal shows the case for sprinklers in schools and they have launched a parliamentary petition calling on MPs to change the law on sprinklers in schools (to make sprinklers mandatory) in England. Do you support this and would you lobby the Government to achieve this?

The Mayor: The impact of school fires is significant, not just in financial terms but also in terms of the devastating effect on the communities they serve and the disruption to students, teachers and their families. I am fully supportive of London Fire Brigade’s position that Automatic Fire Suppression Systems (AFSS), such as sprinklers, play a significant role, as part of an appropriate package of fire safety measures, in reducing the impact of fire on people, property and the environment in many building types including schools. Of the 330 school fires that the Brigade attended between 2017 and 2019, sprinklers were installed in just six occasions – less than two per cent. I have consistently backed their calls for AFSS to be mandatory in all school new builds and major refurbishments, and wrote to the Schools Minister about this in May 2019. I shall make such representations to Government when the further consultation on Building Bulletin 100 (BB100): Design for fire safety in schools is published.

Electric Charging Infrastructure

Tony Arbour: Would the Mayor confirm how many electric charging points have been installed since May 2016?

The Mayor: Transport for London (TfL) has installed 277 Rapid Charge Devices since September 2017.
TfL does not hold and is not responsible for maintaining information on total number of charge points in London. This information can be found on Zap Map’s website although it relies on data being provided by third parties. At present, the Zap Map data shows that there are just under 9,000 charging connection points on just over 5,000 charging devices in London.